Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
I’ll never forget the day years ago when I stood in a donut shop, half asleep, bed head, with a monster sugar deficit. As I got to the front of the line, the man before me said, “I’ll pay for hers, too.” I didn’t know him. We hadn’t commiserated over how Krispy Kreme was always crowded. I’d just slogged onward, waiting my turn, eager to taste my apple fritter.
K-12 Education News
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Experts say English slang and regional dialect should not be banned from classrooms but when you're getting to grips with a second language how helpful is it to learn non-standard lingo?
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Love Learning STEM
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Preparing for and planning distance, blended, and in-person learning resources has never felt more difficult. If you’re looking for free upper-grade elementary resources, then look no further. You will find 8 free digital and printable resources below. All resources have been aligned to NGSS standards. Mapping the Earth’s Natural Landforms Google Slides.
Start-Engineering
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Eric Iversen. The latest from Mars! After seven months of travel, Perseverance made a spectacular landing on Mars yesterday. On a mission to gather evidence of ancient life on the red planet, Perseverance was launched at the Jezero Crater, once the site of a lake where Martian microbes are thought to have existed. Perseverance is the fifth, and most complex, rover that NASA has sent to Mars.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Education is a passion, both teaching and learning. For those of us who consider ourselves lifelong learners, we understand how learning can make everything feel right even when it’s wrong. What I didn’t think about until Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Claire Ward, submitted this article was how true this is even for those in prison. She’s written a thoughtful article about the availability of education, books, and learning even for those without access to where you and I typi
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Blog of Phyz
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
When I hatched it, I referred to my plan as “23AndMe,” like the genetics company. I would “graduate” (retire) in 2023, after teaching physics (and other things) at Rio Americano High School for 37 years. I was excited when my graduating class arrived on campus last year. The CalSTRS numbers looked good. The last few years were going to be a bit bumpy, though.
Magic EdTech
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The Impact of the Pandemic: . If there were any lingering doubts about the need for digital transformation, the Pandemic has put them to rest. In a contactless world, schools and teachers continue to impart learning. While the transition to digital education was already underway, what’s noteworthy here is that pre-Covid, the transition was more like a dimmer switch – slow and sporadic, and the pandemic has acted as a catalyst and has forced people to rapidly embrace digital.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
This is such an important topic! Often kids–and parents–see tech as complicated, daunting, all-math-and-science. Kids think they’re not ‘smart’ enough and maybe, parents think that too! Here are great suggestions for encouraging young participation in a field that is probably the top choice for jobs: 4 Ways to Inspire Kids to Pursue a Degree In Information Technology.
Ellipsis Education
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Welcome to Codelicious Confidence Builders. In this video series, professionals, students, and teachers share how they built confidence in their computer science skills. Hear amazing stories about how they explored new concepts, reflected on their mistakes, and experienced the rush of learning something new! Mya Williams draws from experience as both a computer science professional and teacher as a UX facilitator at Kenzie Academy.
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Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.
The Blog of Phyz
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Rio Americano alum and Virginia Tech professor, Dr. Linsey Marr, was a guest on NPR's Science Friday. Host Ira Flatow asked her a tight sequence of practical questions, and she handled them all with aplomb. In my years of science lectures, colloquia, and conferences, I don't need that many fingers to count academics who communicate as effectively as Linsey Marr.
Magic EdTech
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
“The instructor is too fast.”. “This content is too complex to understand.”. “I simply can’t get a hang of it and it’s too much to grasp in a short time.”. Sounds very familiar, right? All these cases hints to the information overload. Cognitive load theory, Instructional Design theory comes to the rescue, it prescribes a scientific way to design learning materials at a pace and level of complexity that the learner can fully understand.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
114: OTT: All About Running a Makerspace in a School This week Gretchen Campbell shares with us how to create a Makerspace STEM Lab! She asked one question and it led to the creation of a school-wide Makerspace. She even reveals her own mobile STEAM Makerspace, STEAM on Wheels! Stick around, you won’t want to miss it! This week Gretchen Campbell shares with us how to create a Makerspace STEM Lab!
K-12 Education News
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
A new study finds children not only reap the benefits of working with therapy dogs -- they enjoy it too.
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These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!
The Blog of Phyz
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Somewhere along the line I added four Scientist Valentines to my personal collection and failed to add them to the Flickr album. Why? I don't know. But I'm here to make it right. With ample lead time for Valentine's Day 2022. In any case, the collection expands from 24 to 28. Scientist Valentines aficionados will have no trouble spotting the new items (two female; two male).
Wisconsin Science and STEM Education
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
When students were asked to discuss “learning loss” for a recent article , one talked about school during COVID, saying, “I lost time I could have been enjoying my childhood.” I think that is a profound statement on where students are at right now. While it is clear that some typical school learning did not happen to the same extent through the past 11 months, I would like to reframe how we look at the learning that did happen and learning goals moving forward.
ED Week
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Anna Heyer has empowered teachers to shape the science curriculum in an Arizona district, and has expanded time spent on science.
ED Week
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Four teachers share how they implement culturally responsive instruction in their science classrooms.
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